KUCHING: A family of three were abruptly awakened from their slumber following a landslide in front of their house in Kampung Surabaya during the wee hours of the morning. Firemen from Petra Jaya and Tabuan Jaya stations were promptly deployed to the scene after receiving an emergency call around 2.30am.
BAU: Seventeen residents in the district were evacuated to two temporary relief centres (PPS) following rising floods this morning caused by continuous downpour since Monday night (Feb 27). The victims from seven families are from Kampung Tanjung Batu and Kampung Opar. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said the Dewan
PADAWAN: Floods caused by continuous downpour since Monday night (Feb 27) forced a family of four to be evacuated from their home in Kampung Benuk here this morning. A spokesman for the Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) said the victims comprised an adult woman, a teenage boy, a little girl
KUCHING: The Sarawak Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) will be identifying assets and equipment needed by fire stations to deal with disasters in the state. Its director Datuk Khirudin Drahman said priority should be given to these fire stations. He was responding to the RM50 million allocation for Bomba, Malaysian
KUCHING: Police are looking for a road bully who rode his motorcycle recklessly and provoked road users on Saturday (Feb 25). The incident, believed to have taken place along Jalan Tabuan Tranquility, went viral after a 2.59-minute video clip was uploaded to Facebook. The clip shows a man riding his
KUCHING: Health authorities are working on both short-term and long-term plans to ease overcrowding particularly at the Sarawak General Hospital’s (SGH) Emergency and Trauma Department (ETD). This will include sending stable patients to other hospitals for treatment. Sarawak Health Department director Dr Ooi Choo Huck in a statement, said that
KUCHING: The kitchen and a storeroom of a single-storey house at Lorong Urat Mata, Tabuan Jaya, here was damaged by fire yesterday (Feb 25). Fortunately, no injuries or casualties were reported in the 7.45pm incident. A spokesman for the Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) said firemen from Tabuan Jaya and
SERIAN: A 74-year-old motorcyclist’s sudden decision to change lanes along KM14, Jalan Serian-Kuching, resulted in his death yesterday (Feb 25). Serian OCPD DSP Aswandy Anis said the accident happened around 5pm near the junction of Kampung Tian. It is believed that the male victim suddenly changed lanes and a car
MIRI: Narcotics police have busted two individuals for their alleged involvement in drug trafficking activities on Wednesday (Feb 22). Miri police chief ACP Alexson Naga Chabu, in a statement, said the Sarawak Narcotics Crime Investigation Department (CID) carried out the raid around 8.25 pm at an entertainment centre in Permyjaya.
SIBU: A local man managed to escape unscathed after the car he was driving, crashed along Jalan Ling Chu Ming on Wednesday (Feb 22). Sungai Merah fire station chief Abdul Mutalif Ja’afar said they received a distress call around 9.20 pm and deployed his men to the scene. On arrival,